Helen is also grieving the departure of her dearly beloved, Theseus, who might just be lost to the underworld all together. Picking up immediately where the previous book left off, Helen returns with her brothers, Pollux and Castor, to Sparta, to reunite with her family and face her dreaded suitor, Menelaus. By Helen's Hand is the sequel to Helen of Sparta, a book that I absolutely relished for its refreshing take on the deeply mythologized Helen. Hallelujah! Amalia Carosella triumphs again and shakes up any preconceived notions that I might have had about Helen, Paris, city of Troy or the Greek gods. And no matter what came, I would survive it. I was wind and rain and thunder and lightning. Perhaps I was no longer queen of Athens, but I was still Helen of Sparta and a daughter of Zeus. Let the lions roar at the storm, if they liked.
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